CHORD LIBRARY

Play along So Bad, chord by chord.

Chords of: So Bad by: Simi, Joeboy. (F#7, F#m7, Abm7, C#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “So Bad”

“So Bad” by Simi, Joeboy is in Db Major and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7, F#m7, Abm7, C#m.

F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ab7 → F#7 → C#m7 → F#m7 → C#m → Abm7 → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m70:5026%
Abm70:4624%
C#m0:3418%
C#m70:2111%
F#70:094%
F#m0:094%
Ab70:053%
E/F#0:032%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Ab7 – F#7 – Ab7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – Ebm – C#m – B – C#m7 – B – F#m7 – F#6 – C#m – Abm7 – F#m7 – B/F# – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – F#m7 – C#m – B6 – C#m – Abm7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F#m7 – E – C#m7 – Abm7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – F#m7 – C#m – Abm7 – F#m7 – …